Attack might need to enter BEAST mode

UNITED'S search for a striker this summer will almost certainly begin in Lisbon, which is where Ruben Amorim will hope it ends.

- By TYRONE MARSHALL

Viktor Gyokeres proved a perfect fit for Amorim's system at Sporting and with a summer departure almost certain, he will hope to be reunited with the Swede.

Gyokeres has plundered 77 goals in 85 games for Sporting and the 26-year-old looks primed to follow Amorim to the top tier this summer. With the Reds in the market for a striker and suggestions he will be available for perhaps as little as £61m, it is a pursuit that makes perfect sense.

United might not have the chase for such a prolific goalscorer all their own way, however. With Champions League football unlikely to be on offer, any competition for his signature could complicate matters.

Victor Osimhen is an alternative target. The Nigerian didn't get the permanent move from Napoli he desired in the summer but has now hit 17 goals in 22 games for Galatasaray and will be on the market in the summer.